The things Emily is reading to help her with her 2016 resolutions for reading, writing, and traveling.
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A Drug-Fueled Sprint Through Times Square: The Opening Credits of ‘Broad City’
The Art of the Title takes you behind the scenes with Mike Perry, the illustrator behind the colorful chaos of the “Broad City” credits, and Julie Verardi, Comedy Central Senior Designer and Animator.
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The Speakeasy
A lifelong comedy fan spends a week at Marty’s, a bleak Hollywood comedy club that specializes in open-mic stand-up.
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Birth—and Rebirth—after Bulimia
In pregnancy, writer Judy Tsuei found herself confronting the eating disorder she’d recovered from and her Chinese-American upbringing—and in the process, rebirthing herself as the kind of mother her daughter would need her to be.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Nancy Meyers on Writing a Film Without a Romance
In a conversation with New York magazine, Nancy Meyers talks about her new film The Intern, and why she didn’t want to write another romantic comedy.
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How a ’12 Angry Men’ Parody Emerged from Amy Schumer’s Writing Room
Each episode of Inside Amy Schumer usually contains a number of sketches, but last week the entire show was composed of a single extremely ambitious sketch. Bryan Moylan recently profiled Jessi Klein, the show’s head writer and co-executive producer of the show in New York Magazine. In the excerpt below, Moylan provides context for how the much-talked-about episode came together: Tuesday night’s […]
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Space Art Propelled Scientific Exploration of the Cosmos—But Its Star is Fading Fast
The huge, hidden cost to severing the bond between art and science.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Amor Prohibido Jeff Winkler | Texas Monthly | Aug. 20, 2015 | 36 minutes (9,000 words) Twenty years after Selena’s death, devotion […]
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Are We Done Hating Television?
NPR’s Linda Holmes, on whether pooh-poohing television makes any sense in a changing digital media landscape.
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All Comedy Will Be Canceled: How the BBC Prepares for the Eventual Death of the Queen
The last death of a Monarch was in 1952, and the BBC stopped all comedy for a set period of mourning after the announcement was made. The Daily Mail reports that the BBC plans to do the same again today, cancelling all comedy until after the funeral.
